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Facts About Potassium and Fermium


Facts About Fermium and Potassium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1807  
In 1952  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
9
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %  
9
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %  
6
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %  
3
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %  
3
-  

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